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A. Placement. Public litter receptacles shall be placed in all parks, trailer parks serving the traveling public, gasoline service stations, tavern parking lots, shopping centers, grocery store parking lots, marinas, boat launching areas, beaches, bathing areas and other such public places in numbers appropriate to need as specified by state regulation WAC 173-310.

B. Owner’s Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of any person owning or operating any establishment or public place in which litter receptacles are required by this section to procure, place and maintain such litter receptacles at their own expense on the premises in accord with such state regulations.

C. Use of Receptacles. Public litter receptacles placed on sidewalks and other public places shall be used only for such litter material as persons may have for disposal while passing along the street or other public place and in no event shall be used for the disposal of other waste accumulated in residences or places of business.

D. Damaging Receptacles. It is unlawful for any person to wilfully damage or deface any litter receptacle.

E. Removal of Litter. It shall be the responsibility of the local municipality, other agency or person owning or maintaining public litter receptacles for the removal of litter from such receptacles. (Ord. 970 § 2 (part), 1981).